Let K be a field of positive characteristic and K be the free
algebra of rank two over K. Based on the degree estimate done by Y.-C. Li and
J.-T. Yu, we extend the results of S.J. Gong and J.T. Yu's results: (1) An
element p(x,y)∈K is a test element if and only if p(x,y) does not
belong to any proper retract of K; (2) Every endomorphism preserving the
automorphic orbit of a nonconstant element of K is an automorphism; (3)
If there exists some injective endomorphism Ï• of K such that
ϕ(p(x,y))=x where p(x,y)∈K, then p(x,y) is a coordinate. And
we reprove that all the automorphisms of K are tame. Moreover, we also
give counterexamples for two conjectures established by Leonid Makar-Limanov,
V. Drensky and J.-T. Yu in the positive characteristic case.Comment: 12 page